For our next weekend at the water's edge, and less than 5 hours' drive from Montreal, we're going to take our favorite route: Highway 40, which follows the north shore of the St. Lawrence River northwards. Villages b...
The city of Montreal, after a winter that, as usual, had us complaining more than we should have - during the long, dark afternoons of the coldest days, we despaired like Pre-Raphaelite figures that spring would never c...
Ah, the river! In Montreal, it's the touristy viewpoint where we once saw a whale, and the cause of the most icy wind, which means that here, the brushing is offered by the weather. But the St. Lawrence River was ori...
When it's summertime again in Montreal, you want to be outside, with your hands in the grass and a wicker basket at your elbow - full of seasonal vegetables, flowers and local honey. It's the season for barbecues, big S...
In Montreal, we have drawers and fridge doors full of tickets and playbills for , concerts, ,, cocktail galleries, speed-dating-wine-tasting and festivals of all kinds... All this to say that sometimes, the cornucopia...
Whether you're a Montrealer by birth, by adoption or just passing through, you'll appreciate the unique vibe of the Quebec metropolis; cosmopolitan, artistic, at the cultural intersection of Europe and America... But...
When you think of the post-war Surrealists, you wouldn't immediately think that an artist who is known in some circles as "the last of the great Surrealists" is a native Montrealer... And yet, for the first time on C...
After a few months of hibernation, it's finally time to officially enter the summer season in Montreal! You know what they say... in May, do as you please. It's tulip season, season, terrace season, gougounes season -...
On the shores of Lac Champlain, one of the few lakes in Quebec where you can swim for free(sorry, but the lakes in the region are incredibly clean and well-preserved, and conservation is expensive), there's a picture-po...
When you go on a road-trip from Montreal, you often have to choose between the water's edge or the forest. There are those who want to , sunbathing on the shores of one of Quebec's thousands of lakes or on the banks of...